ERIC IN THE LOOP
Building from the in-between
I’m a neurodivergent generative artist and sound designer, using AI as an intentional collaborator to build disco-futuristic worlds, surreal portraiture, and sci-fi terrains.
My work explore the emotional in-between—the tension between joy and grief, connection and rupture, memory and distortion, past and future.
My client work includes environmental graphics, murals, and digital installations within the built environment; and I work with small businesses and other creatives on brand development and ​digital asset creation—without the agency overhead.
PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY
Stage → Strategy → Studio
How I got here, in three chapters—performing arts, integrative medicine, and the workplace design strategy—each shaping a practice that’s precise, human-centered, and built for real spaces.
Performing Arts
Theatre roots and Butoh dance training taught me how bodies read in space—presence, tension, grief, and connection—now visible in my portrait work and visual storytelling.​
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Acupuncture & East Asian medicine
Systems thinking, pattern recognition, and empathy—informing how I listen, problem solve, and adapt to a world that is always evolving.
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Workplace design strategy
The built environments impact on mood, productivity, and culture, wayfinding, material selection, and project management—skills I now apply to murals, window vinyl, and large-format arts and graphics installations.
DEFINED
​In AI:
Human-in-the-loop describes the people who design, guide, and oversee automated systems.
For me:
It also speaks to the loops we repeat and the stories we tell while we’re trying to change.
The mirror:
AI can distort how we see the world—and ourselves—unless we stay present and accountable.
The choice:
We can participate in how these systems shape our future, or let others decide for us.
Critical questions:
What must we let go of to move forward? What do we need to grieve?
My practice:
Using generative AI as a collaborator, I explore that tension and turn it into images built for real spaces.